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Lessons learned in starting a community youth orchestra.
Beginning a community youth orchestra can be one of the most rewarding--and draining--experiences in music education. Forming a group requires administrative expertise, interpersonal skills, expert musicianship and a lot of elbow grease. Developing these attributes and skills was an exciting challenge for me and something I need to continually work on. I was founding director of the Spanish Fork (Utah) Chamber Players Preparatory Orchestra. Based on the lessons I learned through this experience, I offer these ideas and suggestions to those considering a similar venture.
Recruiting
One of the principal challenges of launching any new music ensemble is recruiting. I found that effective recruiting starts with contacting all local school orchestra teachers and inviting them to post fliers and make in-class announcements for the new ensemble. Teachers love promoting extracurricular performance opportunities for their students. With the school district and teachers' permission, consider visiting the local schools' orchestra classes to promote your new ensemble personally. Distribute to interested orchestra students your fliers with rehearsal times, location, dates and the conductor's contact information. Above all, make the new orchestra seem like the "funnest" thing ever!
Involve local private string teachers in the recruiting process. They enjoy giving their students additional ensemble performance opportunities. Studio teachers frequently teach high-caliber students who are perfect for a new ensemble. Local private music teachers may also be willing to run sectionals, help with auditions ...
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